UN chief: Arms still arriving from Syria

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The UN chief said Saturday that arms reportedly are still being smuggled over the border from Syria to Lebanon, and he urged full compliance with a United Nations resolution that ended the summer war between Hezbollah militants and Israel.

The Lebanese daily An-Nahar reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon told Lebanese security chiefs Israel had provided him with "evidence and pictures" of trucks crossing from Syria to Lebanon and unloading weapons.

The UN resolution that halted 34 days of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel calls for a stop in arms shipments to Hezbollah guerrillas. Lebanese leaders have rejected Israeli claims that weapon smuggling continues.